新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2016/12/18

 

The Beijing Hour

Evening Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Sunday, December 18th, 2016

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.

Coming up on our program this evening...

The Chinese military says a US underwater drone that was captured in the South China Sea will be returned to the Americans...

The red alert for smog continues in Beijing, while the pollution has even disrupted flights and traffic in neighbouring Tianjin...

And we'll hear about how Tel Aviv has become a global hot spot for tech startups...

Coming up in the 2nd half of the program....

The pros¹ and cons² of raising children in a foreign country...

and the House of Santa Claus brings Christmas joy to a neighborhood in Manila...

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1 pros   

abbr.prosecuting 起诉；prosecutor 起诉人；professionals 自由职业者；proscenium （舞台）前部n.赞成的意见( pro的名词复数 )；赞成的理由；抵偿物；交换物

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cons   

n.欺骗，骗局( con的名词复数 )v.诈骗，哄骗( con的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The pros and cons cancel out. 正反两种意见抵消。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• We should hear all the pros and cons of the matter before we make a decision. 我们在对这事做出决定之前，应该先听取正反两方面的意见。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。